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Towns with the most trails in Idaho

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 45 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Hidden Springs 1 Hidden Springs 6.3 mi / sq mi Trail miles 16.3 mi Soda Springs 2 Soda Springs 3.5 mi / sq mi Trail miles 15.5 mi Payette 3 Payette 3.3 mi / sq mi Trail miles 13.5 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Map of Hidden Springs Hidden Springs3,378 people 6.3 mi / sq mi 16.3 mi 1
2 Soda Springs Soda Springs3,158 people 3.5 mi / sq mi 15.5 mi 4
3 Payette Payette8,536 people 3.3 mi / sq mi 13.5 mi 2
4 Mountain Home AFB3,219 people 2.8 mi / sq mi 27.3 mi 1
5 Boise City Boise City237,242 people 2.2 mi / sq mi 187.8 mi 109
6 McCall McCall3,946 people 2.0 mi / sq mi 19.9 mi 7
7 Eagle Eagle32,855 people 1.9 mi / sq mi 86.1 mi 5
8 Map of Bellevue Bellevue2,588 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 2
9 Hailey Hailey9,665 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 7.0 mi 10
10 Salmon Salmon3,203 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 3.8 mi 4
11 Middleton Middleton10,649 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 9.9 mi 8
12 Ketchum Ketchum3,594 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 4.7 mi 2
13 Map of Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene56,447 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 24.8 mi 28
14 Map of Pocatello Pocatello57,635 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 49.1 mi 37
15 Fruitland Fruitland6,663 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 3.8 mi 5
16 Garden City Garden City12,654 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 5.9 mi 4
17 Map of Montpelier Montpelier2,694 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 2.9 mi 6
18 Nampa Nampa110,319 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 44.0 mi 29
19 Post Falls Post Falls43,391 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 22.6 mi 25
20 Map of Star Star14,745 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 13.9 mi 4
21 Map of Moscow Moscow26,286 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 7.2 mi 20
22 Kuna Kuna27,158 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 26.0 mi 16
23 Map of Gooding Gooding3,778 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 0
24 Caldwell Caldwell66,516 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 23.3 mi 18
25 Idaho Falls Idaho Falls67,725 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 23.6 mi 30
26 Rupert Rupert6,190 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 4
27 Heyburn Heyburn3,693 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 1
28 Mountain Home Mountain Home16,493 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 5.7 mi 12
29 Rexburg Rexburg40,543 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 7.8 mi 9
30 Map of Driggs Driggs2,925 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 2
31 Malad City Malad City2,601 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 1
32 Map of Rigby Rigby5,404 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 7
33 Map of Meridian Meridian130,138 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 24.2 mi 31
34 Lewiston Lewiston34,651 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 11.8 mi 17
35 American Falls American Falls4,712 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 4
36 Victor Victor3,067 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 2
37 Ammon Ammon19,064 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 4.2 mi 8
38 Preston Preston5,928 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 3.5 mi 2
39 Fort Hall Fort Hall2,654 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 17.7 mi 0
40 Rathdrum Rathdrum10,874 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 3.3 mi 8
41 Twin Falls Twin Falls54,164 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 7.9 mi 25
42 Map of Chubbuck Chubbuck16,126 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 2.8 mi 21
43 Blackfoot Blackfoot12,782 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 2.5 mi 4
44 Burley Burley11,958 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 6
45 Map of Hayden Hayden16,338 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi 7

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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